New Jersey: cities and towns by population
The largest of New Jersey's 589 recorded places, ranked by population — 7,711,987 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 281,944 |
| 2 | Jersey City | 264,290 |
| 3 | Paterson | 147,754 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 129,007 |
| 5 | Edison | 102,548 |
| 6 | Trenton | 89,620 |
| 7 | Toms River | 88,791 |
| 8 | Clifton | 86,334 |
| 9 | Camden | 76,119 |
| 10 | Brick | 76,021 |
| 11 | Passaic | 71,085 |
| 12 | Cherry Hill | 70,475 |
| 13 | Union City | 69,156 |
| 14 | Bayonne | 66,311 |
| 15 | Middletown | 65,490 |
| 16 | East Orange | 64,949 |
| 17 | North Bergen | 63,484 |
| 18 | Irvington | 61,323 |
| 19 | Vineland | 60,818 |
| 20 | South Vineland | 58,122 |
| 21 | Wayne | 57,915 |
| 22 | New Brunswick | 57,035 |
| 23 | Union | 56,771 |
| 24 | Piscataway | 56,044 |
| 25 | Jackson | 54,856 |
| 26 | Lakewood | 53,805 |
| 27 | Hoboken | 53,635 |
| 28 | West New York | 53,366 |
| 29 | Perth Amboy | 52,682 |
| 30 | Plainfield | 51,217 |
| 31 | Parsippany | 51,144 |
| 32 | Bloomfield | 49,120 |
| 33 | East Brunswick | 48,495 |
| 34 | West Orange | 48,131 |
| 35 | Sayreville | 44,920 |
| 36 | Hackensack | 44,834 |
| 37 | Bridgewater | 44,464 |
| 38 | North Brunswick | 43,905 |
| 39 | Sicklerville | 42,891 |
| 40 | Sayreville Junction | 42,890 |
| 41 | Kearny | 42,137 |
| 42 | Linden | 42,021 |
| 43 | Mount Laurel | 41,864 |
| 44 | Marlboro | 40,191 |
| 45 | Teaneck | 40,078 |
| 46 | Montclair | 39,701 |
| 47 | Atlantic City | 39,260 |
| 48 | Hillsborough | 38,303 |
| 49 | Sewell | 37,433 |
| 50 | Belleville | 36,878 |
| 51 | Fort Lee | 36,672 |
| 52 | Ewing | 36,559 |
| 53 | Pennsauken | 36,332 |
| 54 | Orange | 34,457 |
| 55 | Fair Lawn | 33,597 |
| 56 | Garfield | 31,802 |
| 57 | Willingboro | 31,668 |
| 58 | Long Branch | 30,941 |
| 59 | Westfield | 30,548 |
| 60 | Princeton | 29,603 |
| 61 | Rahway | 29,508 |
| 62 | Englewood | 28,539 |
| 63 | Millville | 28,230 |
| 64 | Livingston | 27,853 |
| 65 | Bergenfield | 27,621 |
| 66 | Nutley | 27,572 |
| 67 | Paramus | 26,974 |
| 68 | West Milford | 26,968 |
| 69 | Mercerville-Hamilton Square | 26,419 |
| 70 | Randolph | 25,734 |
| 71 | Ridgewood | 25,621 |
| 72 | Bridgeton | 25,031 |
| 73 | Maplewood | 25,008 |
| 74 | Cliffside Park | 24,857 |
| 75 | Lodi | 24,835 |
| 76 | Vincentown | 24,664 |
| 77 | South Plainfield | 24,290 |
| 78 | Carteret | 24,170 |
| 79 | Mahwah | 24,062 |
| 80 | Old Bridge | 23,753 |
| 81 | Scotch Plains | 23,584 |
| 82 | South Old Bridge | 23,233 |
| 83 | Cranford | 22,627 |
| 84 | Hillside | 22,155 |
| 85 | North Plainfield | 22,140 |
| 86 | Somerset | 22,083 |
| 87 | Summit | 22,074 |
| 88 | Roselle | 21,670 |
| 89 | Basking Ridge | 21,424 |
| 90 | Pleasantville | 20,755 |
| 91 | Palisades Park | 20,743 |
| 92 | Bayville | 20,512 |
| 93 | Elmwood Park | 20,279 |
| 94 | Millburn | 20,149 |
| 95 | Lyndhurst | 19,996 |
| 96 | Sparta | 19,722 |
| 97 | Woodbridge | 19,265 |
| 98 | Glassboro | 19,216 |
| 99 | Secaucus | 19,104 |
| 100 | Maple Shade | 19,077 |
| 101 | Hawthorne | 19,074 |
| 102 | Iselin | 18,695 |
| 103 | Rutherford | 18,690 |
| 104 | Morristown | 18,594 |
| 105 | Point Pleasant | 18,523 |
| 106 | Dover | 18,346 |
| 107 | Dumont | 18,001 |
| 108 | Colonia | 17,795 |
| 109 | Tinton Falls | 17,772 |
| 110 | Lindenwold | 17,613 |
| 111 | South Orange | 17,295 |
| 112 | Wyckoff | 17,124 |
| 113 | Avenel | 17,011 |
| 114 | New Milford | 16,801 |
| 115 | Denville | 16,669 |
| 116 | South River | 16,399 |
| 117 | Hopatcong Hills | 16,267 |
| 118 | Ocean Acres | 16,142 |
| 119 | Madison | 16,126 |
| 120 | North Arlington | 15,904 |
| 121 | Asbury Park | 15,818 |
| 122 | Williamstown | 15,567 |
| 123 | Harrison | 15,474 |
| 124 | Warren Township | 15,311 |
| 125 | Fords | 15,187 |
| 126 | Ramsey | 15,102 |
| 127 | Tenafly | 14,880 |
| 128 | Cinnaminson | 14,646 |
| 129 | Clark | 14,628 |
| 130 | Hammonton | 14,618 |
| 131 | Springdale | 14,518 |
| 132 | Phillipsburg | 14,515 |
| 133 | Hopatcong | 14,510 |
| 134 | Fairview | 14,451 |
| 135 | Springfield | 14,429 |
| 136 | Highland Park | 14,347 |
| 137 | Moorestown-Lenola | 14,217 |
| 138 | Bradley Gardens | 14,206 |
| 139 | Berkeley Heights | 14,179 |
| 140 | Cherry Hill Mall | 14,171 |
| 141 | Weehawken | 14,104 |
| 142 | Collingswood | 14,000 |
| 143 | Middlesex | 13,934 |
| 144 | Metuchen | 13,886 |
| 145 | Princeton Meadows | 13,834 |
| 146 | Roselle Park | 13,670 |
| 147 | West Freehold | 13,613 |
| 148 | Verona | 13,545 |
| 149 | Franklin Park | 13,295 |
| 150 | Mercerville | 13,230 |
| 151 | Oakland | 13,165 |
| 152 | Short Hills | 13,165 |
| 153 | Saddle Brook | 13,130 |
| 154 | Ridgefield Park | 13,102 |
| 155 | Hanover | 12,898 |
| 156 | Holiday City-Berkeley | 12,831 |
| 157 | Hamilton Square | 12,784 |
| 158 | Lumberton | 12,559 |
| 159 | Woodland Park | 12,518 |
| 160 | New Providence | 12,469 |
| 161 | Cedar Grove | 12,457 |
| 162 | Ringwood | 12,448 |
| 163 | Atco | 12,350 |
| 164 | Eatontown | 12,301 |
| 165 | Hasbrouck Heights | 12,227 |
| 166 | Red Bank | 12,204 |
| 167 | Somerville | 12,202 |
| 168 | East Hanover | 12,194 |
| 169 | Edgewater | 12,034 |
| 170 | Glen Rock | 11,999 |
| 171 | Martinsville | 11,980 |
| 172 | Freehold | 11,959 |
| 173 | Pennsville | 11,888 |
| 174 | Wanaque | 11,848 |
| 175 | Florham Park | 11,835 |
| 176 | Wallington | 11,716 |
| 177 | River Edge | 11,668 |
| 178 | Guttenberg | 11,665 |
| 179 | Upper Montclair | 11,565 |
| 180 | Bellmawr | 11,462 |
| 181 | Haddonfield | 11,414 |
| 182 | Ridgefield | 11,373 |
| 183 | Greentree | 11,367 |
| 184 | Ocean City | 11,355 |
| 185 | Gloucester City | 11,329 |
| 186 | Robertsville | 11,297 |
| 187 | Westwood | 11,247 |
| 188 | Browns Mills | 11,223 |
| 189 | Beachwood | 11,214 |
| 190 | Pompton Lakes | 11,202 |
| 191 | Totowa | 10,973 |
| 192 | Little Ferry | 10,963 |
| 193 | Franklin Lakes | 10,899 |
| 194 | Mount Holly | 10,804 |
| 195 | Echelon | 10,743 |
| 196 | Somers Point | 10,688 |
| 197 | Little Falls | 10,688 |
| 198 | Hillsdale | 10,559 |
| 199 | Pine Hill | 10,510 |
| 200 | Bound Brook | 10,497 |